Rather, haggai is framed by narrative prose with haggais hortatory messages claiming the bulk of the book. Haggai is prophecy, but it is not written in the typical poetic form. Then i will be pleased with it and be glorified, says the lord haggai 1. Haggai is among the most carefully and precisely dated books in the entire bible. Haggai opens his prophecy by dating it in the second year of darius the king. Free access to sermons on haggai, church sermons, illustrations on haggai, and powerpoints for preaching on. Haggai attempts to motivate the people to reprioritize their lives around the construction of the temple. The jews of haggais day could not see it all, and what they could see seemed so paltry. Sixteen years have passed since the jewish returnees from babylonian exile laid the foundation of jehovahs temple in jerusalem. Our sermon ideas for haggai will help you prepare a message on gods faithful promise of a hopeful future despite present hardships.
The people of judah had spent 70 years in captivity counting from the date of the first deportation in 606 b. Haggai was a prophet who, along with zechariah, encouraged the returned exiles to rebuild the temple see ezr. Haggai, the writer of this short book, is mentioned in ezra 5. The book is clearly divided into four distinct messages from the lord, each of which is precisely. There is a common thread found in the ministries of haggai, zechariah, ezra and nehemiah. Often our actions are not consistent with our profession.
Zerubbabel, who was of the royal line of david, led the jews back home. Zerubbabel, who was of the royal line of david, led the. With this new service, you will no longer have to wait until the web site is updated to have access to my new sermons. The book of haggai, also known as the book of aggeus, is a book of the hebrew bible or tanakh, and has its place as the thirdtolast of the minor prophets.
This summary of the book of haggai provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of haggai. In summary, we may say that in comparison to other old testament writings the little book of haggai does not exercise an extensive influence on new testament theology or argumentation. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled build gods house, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from. The historical setting dates around 520 bce before the temple has been rebuilt. It is the only book of the english bible to contain two chapters. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. A chapter by chapter and verse by verse study of haggai taught by pastor paul leboutillier of calvary chapel ontario, oregon. The lord accused israel of denying the temples priority hag.
Haggais written prophecies covered a period of only 3 months and 24 days. If youve benefited from our resources, would you consider giving back to help us continue helping men, women and children as they find their place in gods story. The book of haggai is narrative history and prophetic oracle. Then, god raised up the prophet haggai to call the people back to their task of rebuilding the temple. Book of haggai overview insight for living ministries.
Haggai 1 inductive bible study learn to consider your ways. The prophet of the temple was reputed to have been born during the seventy years captivity in babylon, and to sermons by art davison home. His ministry began two months before zechariah began his ministry. Unlocking the old testament part 56 haggai youtube. Today we begin a new sermon series on a forgotten book of the bible. Haggai is the second shortest book in the old testament obadiah is shorter, and is quoted by the new testament once compare heb. In ancient times, two of the most famous speakers were the roman cicero and the greek demosthenes. Yet, the temple is not completed, and the building work is under ban.
They had gone from neglecting the new temple and the spiritual state of their own hearts to obediently rebuilding the temple and joyfully participating in genuine worship. The children of israel were not too much different than us today. Haggais second sermon was given to encourage the people. We hope this outline of haggai will assist you as you investigate the bible. Sep 04, 2017 haggai worked with the prophet zechariah. This is part 1 of a bible study series through the book of haggai. The book of haggai contains four prophetic messages, all delivered in about four months. C and about seventeen or eighteen years after the proclamation of cyrus for the jews to return to their own land. As we learn about haggai s challenge to rebuild the. The book of haggaian outline sermons by art davison. This audio sermon and transcript is entitled build gods house, and is from the ministry of david legge, a christian preacher and bible teacher from belfast, northern ireland. They finished building the temple according to the command of the god of israel and the decrees of cyrus, darius and artaxerxes, kings of persia.
Satan is always doing his utmost to stay the work of god. Haggai preceded zechariah in the work by two months. After spending 70 years as captives in babylon, the jews were allowed to return to jerusalem. That thread, simply stated, is that the more we allow sin in our lives, the more we get tired, distracted and discouraged in. This sermon looks at the neglect of gods house while the people lived in luxury and applies it to today. Preach the word haggai a call to service from the old. The prophet, haggai, wrote an old testament book that bears his name and consists of four sermons in two chapters. The date of this book is, i believe, the most precisely dated book in the whole of the bible. Haggai is the shortest book in the old testament, containing but two chapters comprised of a total of 38 verses. It is a postexilic book, meaning it was written after post the captivity exile in babylon. The prophesy of haggai was set during the desolate period in judahs history having been exiled in 586 bc, the people lived in babylon until a group under cyrus the persian s reign returned in 538 bc 48 years.
David pawson teaching trust 2019 while some prophets had a lifetime of prophesying, david pawson says that haggai spoke for only 3 months. It tells us to put first things first in our lives. Visit the web site to browse or download additional material for church or personal use. When they arrived, they began the process of rebuilding their temple. It is a short book, consisting of only two chapters. Haggai the command to rebuild the temple and its future. It was written to people, like us, who would have told you that god must be first. It is a common thing today for every one of us to get burned out. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. In days when many are disillusioned and seeking for more, through the ministry of david legge we seek to provide biblebased teaching and preaching which will lead you into a deeper relationship with god. As we learn about haggais challenge to rebuild the. Take note that haggai addressed this sermon to zerubbabel and joshua in v. Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. The book of haggai is the second shortest book of the old testament and the first of the writings where the people had come back to.
God wants his temple built, and he encourages zerubbabel, joshua and the people to build it. Key personalities are haggai, zerubbabel, and joshua. The sermon could have been entitled, the presence of the lord is more important than the glory of the place. The book of haggai records the extra motivation that was needed by god in 520 bc to have the israelites complete the rebuilding of the temple after they returned from the exile. Haggai s message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. The book of haggai, second shortest in the old testament, has a potent message. We say god is number one, but then we relegate him to a lesser number on our to do list. Sermons on haggai chat with us, powered by livechat. Introduction the prophets to the returned remnant were haggai, zechariah, and malachi. Haggai s second sermon was given to encourage the people.
Haggai s written prophecies covered a period of only 3 months and 24 days. He came after the exile, so his job was to encourage. These jews were led back to jerusalem to rebuild the temple of jehovah that had been destroyed by the babylonians. In fact this particular book is so forgotten that you may have trouble finding it.
Haggai is a prophet that aims to prepare hearts for reconstruction of the temple in an attempt to regain zeal in the land. We love creating practical, discipleship resources to help you know and love god more. In all of life there is a time to talk and a time to act, a time to consider and a time to do. After thousands of years, the book of haggai remains largely unique among the books of old testament prophets for one key reason. Although his style was plain and his language simple, god placed upon him the high honor of being his spokesman. Because of the comparison some of them were discouraged. Now the acts of david the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of samuel the seer, and in the book of nathan the prophet, and in the book of gad the seer, haggai 1. Thought provoking prewritten sermon outlines from the book of haggai to inspire your next church service.
The completion of the temple is not mentioned in haggai. Haggai and zechariah were commissioned by jehovah haggai 1. At the same time the lord shows the glorious purpose and design of the true temple which is jesus christ. Haggai preached four sermons to this returned remnant, during a period of three months. Haggai is also the most specific of the minor prophets when it comes to dates. Outline of the book of haggai haggais work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i. How to overhaul your priorities scripture awakening. Because his name means festal one, it is suggested that haggai was born on a feast day. The book of haggai is the second shortest book of the old testament and the first of the writings where the people had come back to israel from their captivity in babylon. This is the second sermon in a series on the book of haggai responding to gods voice haggai 1. Haggai outline study notes the final trilogy of old testament prophets is known as the postexilic prophets haggai, zechariah, malachi because they address their messages to the returnees in jerusalem following the babylonian exile. So the elders of the jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of haggai the prophet and zechariah, a descendant of iddo.
The final trilogy of old testament prophets is known as the postexilic prophets haggai, zechariah, malachi because they address their messages to the returnees in jerusalem following the babylonian exile. Sermon purpose and outline this sermon explores the prophetic ministry of haggai, who preached the importance of focusing on godgiven priorities. I like to tell people that haggai is right after zephaniah and just before zechariah but that usually doesnt help much. Excerpts from each sermon to give you a sense of how pastor cole preaches the text in hopes that you will be stimulated to read each of these four messages to supplement your personal study of the practical little book of haggai. The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates this same message. Haggai introduction commentary commentary critical and.
Haggais message to rebuild the temple was passionate, simple, and straightforward haggai 1. This sermon explores the prophetic ministry of haggai, who preached the importance of focusing on. Failure to put the interests of the lord before ones own leads to divine discipline, but putting the lord first leads to divine blessing. Outline of the book of haggai haggai s work haggai was a prophet of god that prophesied to the jews who had returned to jerusalem from babylon during the year 536 bc i. In other words, stop talking about the good old days because something more important is at stake.
On september 5, 1886, charles spurgeon began his sermon on our text with these incisive words. The heavens and the earth and sea and land and all treasures are mine. Once per week, all new sermons will be emailed to your inbox. Preach the word is a notforprofit christian ministry which exists to provide sound bible teaching to all. Charts from recommended resource jensens survey of the ot used by permission. These small group studies of haggai contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. Haggai was the first of the three postexilic prophets. He was the first prophet after the death of jeremiah and ezekiel. The book of haggai, the second shortest in the old testament, communicates the message.
Those who put first things first are up and doing the right things. Sermon outlines this material is from executable outlines. We learn from ezra that it was finished on the third day of the month adar in darius sixth year. Intro history haggai means festival, feast, festive, i get the impression from reading this book that haggai was the least scary of the ot prophets, a man with a heart of love, not condemning but trying to help the people truly find god and all his blessings for them. The prophecy consists of four messages from god delivered to the nation after. Placing god as the top priority produces blessings. The people wasted no time beginning to restore their beloved temple but delays and distraction soon undermined. The work stopped after just a short time because of opposition from the samaritans. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. As we can now see, the book of haggai is the story of a turning point in the spiritual life of gods people. Bibles to the book of haggai, imagine an entire country where every house is a fixerupper, and every. It was written to people like us, who would say that god must be first. Each sermon is given to the exact day and makes you wonder if haggai kept a journal with him to record his acts.
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